Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 06, 2023, 10:38 AM
Asian Games 2023: The semi-final match of the men's cricket event of the Asian Games being played in Hangzhou, China was played between India and Bangladesh. In this match, Team India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets. With the victory in this match, Team India reached the finals and at least the silver medal is also confirmed. After winning the gold medal in women's cricket, India is now just one step away from winning the gold medal in men's cricket also. India defeated Bangladesh easily in the semi-finals. Let us tell you how the condition of the match was.How is the matchTalking about the semi-final match played between India and Bangladesh, in this match Team India captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl. Bangladesh team, which came out to bat first, could score only 96 runs after losing 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. During this, Sai Kishore took three wickets for just 12 runs in 4 overs and was India's most successful bowler. Apart from Kishore, Washington Sundar took two wickets, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed took one wicket each.In the second innings of the match, Team India had an easy target of 97 runs. But Team India had a bad start. India lost its first wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal at the score of 0 in the very first over. This was a big blow for India. But from here Team India's star batsmen Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Verma started explosive batting and Team India won the match in just 9.2 overs. Tilak Verma scored a half-century. During this, he also hit 2 fours and 6 sixes.Team India's playing 11 in the semi-final matchRuturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshdeep Singh.